Darren Kinnard
Section618.com

The Hamilton County Lady Foxes moved into the top 5 and the Marion Lady Wildcats joined the top 10 for the first time this season in the latest Section618.com Volleyball Coaches Poll. After a 5-1 week, the Lady Foxes moved up three spots to No. 4. Marion went 4-2 last week, including a win at Centralia to tie for ninth.

Unbeaten NCOE remains the unanimous No. 1. Fairfield leapfrogs Nashville into second. Hamilton County and Carterville round out the top 5. Pinckneyville is No. 6 followed Massac County, Edwards County, Carmi-White County and Marion.

Centralia, Murphysboro, Goreville, Woodlawn, Du Quoin, and Trico all received votes.

Here is the complete poll:

Rank Team Class Pts 1st Record Prev Ranking
1 NCOE (1A) 140 (14) 24-0 1
2 Fairfield (2A) 118 18-5 3
3 Nashville (2A) 115 23-4 2
4 Hamilton Co. (2A) 83 18-5 7
5 Carterville (2A) 75 18-6 5
6 Pinckneyville (2A) 73 15-6 4
7 Massac Co. (2A) 61 20-5 6
8 Edwards Co. (1A) 29 17-9 8
T9 Carmi-White Co. (2A) 17 12-6 10
T9 Marion (3A) 17 18-7 NR

Others receiving votes: Centralia (3A) 16, Murphysboro (2A) 10, Goreville (1A) 5, Woodlawn (1A) 5, Du Quoin (2A) 2, and Trico (1A) 2